Bogota Farm Strike Protest Turns Violent

8/29/2013 5:07PM

Protests in support of a two-week old farmers strike in Colombia turned violent after riot police attempted to disperse demonstrators from Bogota's main square. WSJ's Dan Molinski reports via #WorldStream.

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... I ... I ... the the the ... use your Wall Street Journal ... it was today tens of thousands of protesters ... converged on the city's main square across the believer ... to support to retool ... farmers ... I ... the protest turned violent when riot police tried to force protesters to leave the city square ... this resulted in the protesters ... hurling rocks and bricks morning from nearby streets after police they smashed windows in many cases the buildings and stores ... police responded by firing water cannons there were many arrests for The Wall Street Journal this is a moment ...